Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.8° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 12PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the NNW by Sat night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
31
31
29
69
94
118
118
114
116
127
125
125
127
90
91
88
61
61
59
68
101
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
NNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
30
S
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:37AM1.71m
3:22PM1.70m
3:31AM1.66m
4:17PM1.70m
4:25AM1.65m
5:10PM1.73m
Low Tide
8:58AM0.44m
9:27PM0.63m
9:50AM0.47m
10:23PM0.65m
10:43AM0.47m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
13
16
15
14
14
13
12
10
12
12
13
11
11
11
10
9
11
13
13
11
9
Feels °C
8
9
9
10
9
9
10
9
6
3
5
4
5
4
5
6
6
7
8
9
9
6
4
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